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Cold War-era sitcom set in a British embassy. Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Alex Shearer's Cold War-era sitcom set in a British embassy. Starring Dinsdale Landen.

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Flying the Flag: Series 2: Political Flu

Political Flu

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The embassy chief must cope when political sickness strikes in the People's Republic.

The embassy chief must cope when political sickness strikes in the People's Republic. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From April 1988.

The political climate in the People's Republic is milder than it used to be.

But political sickness can still strike unexpectedly, and earthworm tables are not always the answer... 

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.

HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Nesterov …. Peter Craze
Brodsky …. Paul Gregory
US Ambassador …. Stephen Greif

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.

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